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Health Research -- US, African, & International Organizations
-- HIV/AIDS in Africa -and- UNAIDS
-- HIV/AIDS Conferences
-- Malaria in Africa
-- Other Health-Related Research
World Health Organization
Conferences
Bibliographies and Indexes
 International Organizations
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African Health News, Electronic Forums & Journals on the Internet
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AF-AIDS Discussion Forum (HIV/AIDS eForums, HealthDev.org, Thailand and Ireland)
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AFRO-NETS: African Networks for Health Research and Development (Sponsored by SATELLIFE, Watertown,
Massachusetts)
- A clearinghouse website for news, announcements, contact information, e-mail contributions, and online documents
from newsletters on malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, other diseases and health issues facing African populations. "An electronic conference
for the 'African Networks for Health Research & Development'...established in 1997 to facilitate exchange of
information..."
- AfroNets News (1997 to present) ***Use this link for current news
Warning: The main "News" section on this website provides access to information from 2002 or earlier.
- AFRO-NETS related documents---current
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African Census Analysis Project: "The African Household -- Virtual Conference": An
Exploration of Census Data, November 21-24, 2001 (Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
This site offers an overall framework for discussion, as well as a set of papers and data...see the "Table of Contents" and
"Inventory" at the bottom of the first page. "The African Census Analysis Project (ACAP) is a collaborative initiative between
the University of Pennsylvania and African institutions specializing in demographic research and training." See also, the
ACAP Homepage.
- African health monitor. (Online) -- Brazzaville, Republic of Congo ; Harare, Zimbabwe: World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO), 2001-
- AIDS 2006: Daily voice, The. (Online) -- Toronto, Canada: AIDS 2006
The official online newsletter for the XVI International AIDS Conference, 13-18 August 2006, Toronto.
- AIDS Analysis Africa. (Online) -- Howard Place, South Africa: Whiteside and van Niftrik Publications, via Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Bellville, South Africa: RedRibbon and Metropolitan AIDS Solutions, 1999-2001, 2004-
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All Africa.Com: Health and Medicine News Summaries from Africa (AllAfrica Global Media, Washington,
DC)
Current news updates compiled from African newspapers and the Pan African News Agency (PANA) on health issues in Africa. See also:
AIDS Headlines.
Warning: articles older than 30 days are only available with a subscription.
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Bioline International Publications: Abstracts, Full Texts for Selected Journals, and Subscriptions
(Centre Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil ; Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK)
African medical, crop science, insect science, and/or general science journals from Africa and elsewhere are on offer at this site. There are
also links to technical reports and newsletters. This program allows the reader to view abstracts for a number of titles without charge.
However, to view online or received full texts, paid registration is required. There are journals from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and
South Africa.
- Electronic Networking for Health In Zimbabwe, 1994
(Univ. of Pennsylvania)
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Equinet newsletter. (Online) -- Oxford, UK: Equity in Health in Southern Africa;
via Fahamu, 2001-
- Current news and information about organizational activities in the health sector of southern African countries;
with online back issues since April 2001.
- See main website for: Equity in Health in Southern Africa below.
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Ethiopian journal of health development, The. -- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Department
of Community Health, Addis Ababa University; Bergen, Norway: University of Bergen, 1984--
Issues of this journal since 1995 are also available via African Journals Online,
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK....free abstracts and subscription-based full text document
delivery service.
- International Women's Media Foundation on Africa--Health Issues (Washington, DC)
- IRIN PlusNews on HIV/AIDS in Africa (See UNOCHA--United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
below.)
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Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria)
- "JAAIDS Nigeria is a media-based non-governmental HIV/AIDS advocacy organisation in Nigeria." The website
offers news bulletins, special reports, discussion fora, and related links on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and West Africa.
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AIDS in West Africa: Country by Country (2000) (UNAIDS data)
Country profiles (downloadable PDF) from the report prepared for the delegates of African Development Forum 2000 on HIV/AIDS (see
below)
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Malaria and infectious diseases in Africa = Paludisme et maladies infectieuses en Afrique. (Online), Archive 2000 --
Paris: SmithKline Beecham International Africa, 1997-2000.
See also: the old site. The most recent issue and links to back issues and past
conferences are available. "Malaria ... is the first French/English bilingual publication completely focused on malaria. The primary
objective of this publication is to give African malariologists the opportunity to know each other, exchange views, find out who is doing what
and to envisage the possibilities for south-south collaboration in research."
- Pambazuka news. (Online): Health and HIV/AIDS -- Oxford, UK; Cape Town, South Africa: Fahamu, 2000-
"Pambazuka News is a free weekly electronic newsletter covering news, commentary and analysis, and a range of other resources on African human rights and sustainable development."
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Rezo.Net sur le Sida (Paris, France)
Un portail des actualités sélectionnées par un automate des médias autour du monde. Voir aussi:
Rezo.Net sur l'Afrique.
- South African health review. (Online) -- Durban, South Africa: Health Systems Trust, 1995-
An annual review of health policy developments in South Africa: the most recent issue and back issues -- all downloadable in HTML or PDF formats; plus order information.
- UNOCHA--United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:
IRIN PlusNews on HIV/AIDS in
Africa (New York, USA; Geneva, Switzerland)
"In partnership with UNAIDS and regional AIDS service organisations (ASOs), it offers access to the latest epidemiological data,
information on government programmes, donor initiatives, local civil society activities, expert analysis, and crucially the voices of people
directly affected by HIV and AIDS."
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Health Research -- US, African, and International Organizations
- HIV/AIDS in Africa
- African Council of AIDS Service Organizations = Conseil Africain des Organisations d'Action contre le SIDA (Dakar, Senegal)
The website --in English or in French-- includes documents and news about conferences and other events. "Africaso was formed in 1991 out of the realization of the need for NGOs, commununity based organizations and people living with AIDS to develop a common platform on which they could articulate their concerns within Africa and the rest of the world, and from which they could also better coordinate their efforts."
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: "Women in Higher Education
and Science -- African Universities Responding to HIV/AIDS": Report from a workshop held 3-5 December 2001, Nairobi, Kenya (Washington,
DC)
- Amnesty International: VIH/Sida et droits de l'homme en milieu médical
sénégalais: rapport d'un atelier tenu à Dakar, 18-19 juillet 2001. (avril 2003) Par Félix Atchadé et
Ann Spencer, avec le concours de C. Becker, F.L. Dia, G. Engelberg, et O. Gaye. -- Dakar, Sénégal: Amnesty International-Section
sénégalaise, 2003. --via Réseau Sénégalais "Droit, Ethique, Santé". En format PDF.
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CCISD: Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement (Québec, Canada)
- Centre de Recherche Cultures, Santé, Sociétés
(Aix-en-Provence, France)
- "L'équipe s'intéresse aux recherches sur l'interface entre biologie et culture, et plus précisément sur les questions relevant de la santé, de la maladie et de son traitement."
- Lettre du CRECSS, La. (Online) Bulletin d'information bimestriel. -- Aix-en-Provence, France: CRECSS, 2005-
- Publications du CRECSS
- CADRE--Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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CAPRISA--Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (Cape Town, South Africa)
A multi-institutional collaboration involving the University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Cape Town, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, University of the Western Cape, and Columbia University. See especially:
-- Newsletters
-- Publications (abstracts and full-text via institutional subscriptions)
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Centre for the Study of Aids (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health -- AIDS Research and Treatment Programs in Africa (New York)
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Conferences and Fora on AIDS (and Africa):
-- 4th South African AIDS Conference, March 31-April 3, 2009, Durban, South Africa
-- 15ème ICASA: Conférence internationale sur le SIDA et les infections sexuellement transmissibles en Afrique, Dakar, Sénégal, du 3 au 7 décembre 2008
-- AIDS 2008: XVII International AIDS Conference, 3-8 August 2008, Mexico City, Mexico
-- Global Summits on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine & Indigenous Knowledge, Accra and Kumasi, Ghana: 2006 to present (Africa First, LLC, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
-- Mangosteen Conference on HIV/AIDS 2007, Kololi, The Gambia, June 6-11, 2007 (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
-- AIDS 2006: XVI International AIDS Conference, 13-18 August 2006, Toronto, Canada
Search the Abstracts for Africa-related content.
-- 3rd South African AIDS Conference, 5-8 June 2007, International Conference Centre,
Durban, South Africa
The site includes a link to information from the First and Second SA
AIDS Conferences.
-- 11th International Conference on People Living with HIV/AIDS, Kampala, Uganda,
October 26-30, 2003 Conference report in PDF format--see "Library" (Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
-- UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS: : "Global Crisis--Global Action", June
25-27, 2001, New York
-- African Development Forum: "AIDS: The Greatest Leadership Challenge,"
22-26 October 2000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (UN Economic Commission for Africa)
General information on the conference, registration, pre-conference discussion list, etc. (See also, country profiles for ADF
2000 via JAAIDS Nigeria.)
-- African Online Digital Library, Gallery: Collection de Charles Becker -- Actes,
programmes, et résumés des congrés internationaux sur le VIH/SIDA et les MTS, 1984-2000 (MATRIX, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan)
Remarque: Tous les fichiers sont en format PDF.
- CODESRIA -- Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique = Council for the Development of Social Science
Research in Africa: Selected "Social Sciences and HIV/AIDS"
Papers, November 2002--January 2003. (Dakar, Senegal)
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Conselho Nacional de Combate ao HIV/SIDA (CNCS) (Maputo, Mozambique)
"CNCS é uma agência do governo que tem como tarefa coordenar, monitorar, avaliar e angariar financiamentos de toda a
acção nacional de combate ao HIV-SIDA conforme preconizado no Plano Estatégico Nacional."
- CRIPS, Ile-de-France: Afrique et VIH-sida. (Centre régional d'information et de prévention du sida, Paris, France)
Un portail d'information consacré au VIH/sida dans les pays africains, avec une revue de la presse (jusqu'au présent), la documentation (1996-2006)--y compris quelques bibliographies et l'épidémiologie pour chaque pays, et des adresses utiles.
- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health: Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Family Health International on Family Planning, HIV/AIDS & STDs (Arlington, Virginia)
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FHI on HIV/AIDS (General)
"The HIVNET International Program is sponsoring projects in eight countries, five in Africa (Senegal, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, &
Zimbabwe ), two in Asia (India, Thailand), and one in the Americas (Brazil). Various U.S. universities are subcontracted to implement
these studies, with close collaboration of host country universities or research institutions."
- Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic (MAP) Network Report, June 1998 (General)
- "The Status and Trends of the HIV/AIDS
Epidemics in Africa," December 1995 (A workshop report, co-sponsored by the AIDS Control and Prevention Project of FHI,
François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health & Human Rights--Harvard School of
Public Health, & the U.S. Agency for International Development)
- "The need for additional funds for family planning in
Sub-Saharan Africa (1999)" (By B. Janowitz et al.; plus links to 3 other briefs.)
- Excerpts from: Issues in the financing of family planning
services in Sub-Saharan Africa. (By B. Janowitz et al.) -- Arlington, Virginia: FHI, 1999.
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Reports on Health in Africa:
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Foreign Policy in Focus: "HIV/AIDS in Africa: time to stop
the killing fields," by Chinua Akukwe and Melvin Foote (April 2001) Policy brief ; vol. 6, no. 15. (Interhemispheric Resource
Center, Albuquerque and Silver City, New Mexico ; Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC)
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (See below.)
- Harvard University's "AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria," 2001-2005 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
General information about the research project and reports on prevention measures against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
- HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse -- Africa (UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, France)
Country profiles and reports on HIV/AIDs and education.
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HIV InSite Gateway to HIV and AIDS Knowledge: Sub-Saharan Africa (University of
San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California)
A site with selected current news and full-text reports on country projects and trends, country profiles, plus: links to journal articles and web sites of organizations. See also the section on the Middle East & North Africa.
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L'Institut de recherche pour le développement: Les Travaux de l'Orstom au Burkina Faso dans
le domain du SIDA. (IRD - anciennement ORSTOM, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Paris, France)
A ce site, on peut trouver beaucoup d'informations, y compris plusieurs rapports (et une
bibliographie) sur les travaux de l'IRD (ORSTOM) dans le domain du SIDA.
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (New York)
IAVI has research programs in Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia.
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International Bureau of Education:
International Clearinghouse on HIV/AIDS
Education (UNESCO, Paris, France)
This website (launched in 2002) includes current HIV/AIDS news reports, "country watch" reports -- including
South Africa,
selected country profiles, brief reports on national curriculum policies and practices in primary and secondary schools worldwide, and related
links for health educators and community development activists.
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International Organization for Migration -- HIV/AIDS in Africa (Geneva, Switzerland)
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KIT: Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen = Royal Tropical Institute: Health Research in Africa and Elsewhere (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Réseau africain de recherche sur le Sida: un cadre d'échanges et de collaboration en
Afrique (Dakar, Sénégal; via Refer)
- SAfAIDS: Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (Pretoria, South Africa)
- "Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) is a subregional non-governmental organisation
that was established in 1994. Its main purpose is to help strengthen capacity to address the socio-economic impact of AIDS and to promote HIV
prevention in southern Africa. ... SAfAIDS' main role is promoting policy, research, planning and programme development around HIV/AIDS in the
southern Africa region. It works with NGOs, PWAs, government bodies, international agencies, research institutes, media organisations, the private
sector, labour and others to assist them to explore and implement responses to HIV/AIDS in a development context."
- Publications
- Useful links on HIV/AIDS in Africa
- SAHARA--Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Alliance (via Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa)
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South Africa. Department of Health: Beyond Awareness Campaign: Tools for AIDS Action (Pretoria)
- "...Promoting key HIV/AIDS messages is an important part of any national campaign. The challenge posed by the
framework of the Beyond Awareness Campaign is to develop a campaign that does more than simply raise awareness. Although the Campaign does
include awareness raising activities, its focus is to provide and promote access to communications tools and resources that can be used in
support of prevention, care and support activities and initiatives at local level."
- See also: Treatment Action Campaign below.
- Uganda Virus Research Institute / International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (Entebbe, Uganda)
"This research is sponsored by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), working as partners with the Government of the Republic of Uganda since August 2001 to accelerate the development and testing of vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS." --Newsletter: The Uganda AIDS vaccine update. (Online) -- Entebbe, Uganda: UVRI/IAVI, 2003- --See also: Uganda AIDS Commission below
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TAC: Treatment Action Campaign (Nonkqubela, Cape Town, South Africa)
This website contains information on current awareness and health campaigns, HIV/AIDS news for South African and the region, documents, and
related links. "The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) was launched on 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day. Its main objective is
to campaign for greater access to treatment for all South Africans, by raising public awareness and understanding about issues surrounding the
availability, affordability and use of HIV treatments."
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Uganda AIDS Commission and the National AIDS Documentation & Information Center (NADIC) (Kampala)
General information about the commission and the center, its programs, research updates, news, and related links. "The Uganda AIDS
Commission (UAC) was established by Statute of Parliament in 1992 and placed under the Office of the President to coordinate the multi-sectoral
efforts."
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UNAIDS: Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (Co-sponsored by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, &
The World Bank)
- United Nations Development Programme on HIV/AIDS (New York)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Securing our future: report of the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (2008) = Préservons notre avenir. -- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: UNECA, c2008. PDF format
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UNESCO Management of Social Transformations--MOST: "VIH/SIDA et entreprise en Afrique: une
réponse socio-médicale à l'impact économique? L'exemple de la Côte d'Ivoire." (1997) par Laurent
Aventin, Pierre Huard. MOST documents de travail ; no. 19.
-- Paris, France: MOST Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1997.
- UNESCO Webworld: Media & HIV/AIDS in East and Southern Africa: a resource book. Edited by S.T. Kwame Boafo, in collaboration with Carlos A. Arnaldo. -- Paris: UNESCO, 2000. PDF format
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United States Agencies on HIV/AIDS in Africa
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USAID on HIV/AIDS in Africa (Washington, DC)
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/STD and TB Prevention:
Global AIDS Program -- Country Profiles (Atlanta, Georgia)
Very basic information is provided for a select number of African countries. Warning: As of March 22, 2004, the links to US
government information on HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention, and treatment operations in Africa are not working.
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University of Natal, Durban: Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division. (South Africa)
The HEARD was established in 1998 to undertake research and teaching concerned with health economics and HIV/AIDS. The website includes online
publications: workshop reports, newsletters, other reports, etc.
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University of Pretoria: Centre for the Study of AIDS (South Africa)
The website includes downloadable research reports and news from the Centre, UN agencies, and news agencies. "[Established in 1999] the
Centre operates ...to plan for, and cope with, the impact that HIV/AIDS is likely to have on the institution and the tertiary sector as a
whole."
- West African Rice Development Association: Systemwide Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Agriculture
(SWIHA) (Centre du riz pour l'Afrique, WARDA/ADRAO, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire) -- Reports up through 2003.
- The World Bank on HIV/AIDS in Africa (Washington, DC)
- World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa: "AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria" Division (Brazzaville, Republic of Congo)
Other Health-Related
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Africa Action: Africa's Right to Health Campaign (Washington, DC)
An advocacy and political campaign for Africa.
- African Human Genome Education Institute (South Africa)
The website features information and news from the 2004 Cairo Conference on "Genomics & Society: The Future Health of Africa" as well as the 2005 Nairobi Conference and related information. Plus: The Journal of Genomics and African Society. (Online) in PDF format ; and, sample issues of the African scientist. (Online).
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African Medical and Research Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya)
This site offers news and other information about AMREF programmes (including "Flying Doctor Service") -- with offices in 4 countries:
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa. "AMREF is Africa's largest indigenous health charity, and for 44 years in partnership with
local communities, governments and donors, has worked to research and alleviate Africa's health problems."
- African Population & Health Research Center, Inc. (Nairobi, Kenya)
This website includes downloadable publications--newsletter, research reports, working papers, etc. "The Center was established in 1995 as a Population Policy Research Fellowship program of the Population Council, with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. In 2001, it became an autonomous institution with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya."
-- APHRC newsletter
-- APHRC research reports
-- APHRC working papers
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Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas
This site offers general information about ANPA, its annual conferences, and related events and activities.
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The Carter Center: Health Programs (Atlanta,
Georgia)
Includes reports on Africa relating to agriculture (in Ethiopia), guinea worm eradication, the fight against river blindness, mental health,
etc. See also, The Carter Center Home Page.
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Centre for African Family Studies = Centre d'Etudes de la Famille Africaine (Nairobi, Kenya; Lomé,
Togo)
- The website offers information -- in English or in French -- about activities, training, and CAFS
publications....such as conference reports, news, and annual reports. "CAFS was founded by the International Planned Parenthood Federation
- Africa Region (IPPF-AR) and has been serving Africa since 1975. It is now a fully autonomous international non-governmental
organisation..."
- CAFS News. (Online). -- Nairobi, Kenya: CAFS, 2000-
- A situation analysis of NGO governance and leadership in eastern, southern, central and western
Africa. (Nov 2001) Implementing ICPD in Sub-Saharan Africa. PDF format. -- Nairobi, Kenya, CAFS, 2001.
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Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) (Macro International, Calverton, MD)
Search especially under "Obtaining Data" for reports on individual countries or the Sub Saharan Africa region.
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Réseau Sénégalais "Droit, Ethique, Santé" (via Refer; Dakar,
Sénégal)
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Equity in Health in Southern Africa (Equinet - The Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa;
Harare, Zimbabwe)
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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- Country
Projects (Geneva, Switzerland)
The website includes information about grant projects and reports. "[The Fund]...was created to dramatically increase resources to fight
three of the world's most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. As a partnership between
governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities..."
-- See also: World Health Organization below
- Harvard University Center for Population and Development (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
"[Founded in 1964]...The Center’s research activities are currently focused on three areas. First is the issue of access to medicines in the developing world, which has advanced onto the international policy agenda around anti-AIDS medications. A second area is population policies and reproductive health, with particular attention to the roles of gender and politics. The third area is the neglected health problems of the global poor, such as the impact of road traffic injuries on the poor in developing countries." See especially: HCPDS Working Papers, 1990 to present.
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Health Systems Trust (Durban, South Africa)
- This website offers current health news, downloadable reports, and links to a wide variety of health information
for South Africa and the southern Africa region. "Health Systems Trust is a dynamic independent non-government organisation established in
1992 to support the transformation of the South African health system."
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South African health review. (Online). -- Durban, South Africa: Health Systems Trust, 1995-
An annual review of health policy developments in South Africa: the most recent issue and back issues -- all downloadable in HTML or
PDF formats; plus order information. See also, the HST Home Page.
- See also: University of Natal--Durban and University of Pretoria below.
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (Washington, DC)
- "Through its policy analyses, which is of broad relevance to the developing world, IFPRI directly supports
developing-country policymakers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and civil society in their efforts to help the poor."
- IFPRI Home Page (General)
- IFPRI Publications -- Full List
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Search the IFPRI online bibliographic database
Selected reports on Africa in PDF format, with order information:
-- "Managing resources in erratic environments...Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina
Faso," by Nancy McCarthy ...[et al.] (2004). Research report ; 135.
-- "Human capital, household welfare, and children's schooling in
Mozambique," by Sudhanshu Handa ...[et al.] (2004). Research report ; 134.
-- "Strategies for sustainable land management and poverty reduction in
Uganda," by Ephraim Nkonya ...[et al.] (2004). Research report ; 133.
-- "Rebuilding after war: micro-level determinants of poverty reduction in
Mozambique," by Kenneth R. Simler ...[et al.] (2003). Research report ; 132.
-- "Macroeconomic policy reforms and agriculture...Zimbabwe," by Romeo M.
Bautista ...[et al.] (2002). Research report ; 128.
-- "Market institutions, transaction costs, and social capital in the
Ethiopian grain market," by Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin (2001). Research report ; 124.
-- "The Egyptian food subsidy system...options for reform," by Akhter U.
Ahmed ...[et al.] (2001). Research report ; 119.
-- "Seasonal undernutrition in rural Ethiopia...functional significance,"
by Anna Ferro-Luzzi ...[et al.] (2001). Research report ; 118.
-- "Structural adjustment and intersectoral shifts in Tanzania...equilibirum
analysis," by Peter Wobst (2001). Research report ; 117.
-- "Access to credit and its impact on welfare in Malawi," by Aliou
Diagne, Manfred Zeller (2001). Research report ; 116.
-- "Wheat policy reform in Egypt...future reforms," by Mylène
Kherallah ...[et al.] (2000). Research report ; 115.
-- "Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra,
Ghana," by Daniel Maxwell ...[et al.] (2000). Research report ; 112.
-- "Agricultural growth linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa," by Christopher
L. Delgado ...[et al.] (1998) Research report ; 107.
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International Medical Corps Online (Los Angeles, California)
- "International Medical Corps (IMC) is a nonprofit, humanitarian, relief organization established in 1984 by
volunteer United States physicians and nurses. In war-torn and impoverished regions worldwide, IMC saves lives and relieves suffering while
providing the critical knowledge and skills to help people help themselves and foster self-reliance." This site provides general
information on IMC activities, means of support, and employment opportunities.
- Home Page
- IMC Programs: Angola |
Burundi |
Somalia |
Sudan
- International Union for the Scientific Study of Population = Union Internationale pour l'Etude Scientifique de la Population (Paris, France)
<< L'Union internationale pour l'étude scientifique de la population (UIESP) vise à promouvoir et à encourager les recherches en démographie et sur des sujets ayant trait à la population. Fondée en 1928 et reconstituée en 1947, l'UIESP est une association scientifique internationale composée de près de 2000 membres individuels intéressés par les questions de population. Plus d\'un tiers de nos membres sont originaires de pays en développement.>> Voir surtout: Publications -et- Conférences.
- Malaria in Africa
- AMANET--African Malaria Network Trust, 2002- (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
"...to promote capacity strengthening and networking of malaria R&D in Africa. AMANET originally started its activities as African Malaria Vaccine Testing Network (AMVTN) in 1995 with the primary goal of preparing Africa in planning and conducting malaria vaccine trials. In 2002, AMVTN was succeeded by AMANET."
-- See especially: AMANET reports
- American Association for the Advancement of Science -- Online Publications on Health in Africa (Washington, DC)
-- "Malaria in Africa: Emerging Prevention and Control Strategies": Report from a symposium held at the 2001 AAAS Annual Meeting, February 17, 2001, San Francisco, California
- Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa = Atlas du Risque de la Malaria [du Paludisme] en Afrique (South Africa)
MARA/ARMA is an international effort in support of the compilation, dissemination, and advance of malaria research in Africa. General
information about conferences and workshops; plus "Publications," including 1st technical report and
Maps on malaria distribution and other demographic data.
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Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (Stockholm, Sweden)
- See also: WHO on Malaria below
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF):
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Medical Research Council of South Africa (Tygerberg, South Africa)
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Policy Project in Africa (2006) (Futures Group, Washington, DC)
This website includes summaries of past activities in about 1 dozen African countries, with downloadable reports on policy issues in family planning,
HIV/AIDS, and maternal health.
In addition to individual country project activities, see also:
-- East and Southern Africa
-- West Africa Regional Program
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RAND Corporation -- Africa (Washington, DC)
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SOMA-Net: Social Science and Medicine Africa Network (Nairobi, Kenya)
General information about SOMA-Net, conferences and other activities since 1995, and contact information on council members in different African
countries. "To establish long-term holistic and sustainable solutions to health in Africa; by encouraging, facilitating and supporting
research..."
- Union Pour l'Etude de la Population Africaine = Union for African Population Studies (Dakar, Sénégal)
<< L'UEPA est une organisation scientifique, panafricaine, à but non lucratif, a été créée à l'initiative de la CEA et à l'issue de la Troisième conférence commune des planificateurs, statisticiens et démographes africains qui a eu lieu à Addis Abéba en mars 1984. >> Le site offre les renseignements de base sur l'organisation, ses activités, les tables de matières de la revue Etude de la Population Africaine. (Yaoundé, Cameroun) ; le UAPS newsletter. (Online) ; et les rapports de recherche.
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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Scoring African
leadership for better health. (2004). -- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: ECA, 2004. PDF format
- See also: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: "An Assessment of African Experiences"--1999
Follow-up to the Dakar/Ngor Declaration at the 1994 "International Conference on Population & Development"; the annual
"Economic Report for Africa" ; and, the UNECA's Food Security and Sustainable Development Division (FSSD) reports on
population.
- UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund (New York)
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Health in Africa:
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SARA: Support for Analysis and Research in Africa
- WaterAid: a development charity (UK)
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The World Bank on Health, Nutrition & Population (Washington, DC)
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World Health Organization on Africa (WHO) (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Home Page
- WHO Publications
- WHO Countries or Members = Pays ou Membres
de l'OMS
- WHO InfoBase -- Country Data
- World Health Statistics 2009
- WHO Regional Office for Africa--WHO/AFRO (Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; via WHO, Geneva)
- WHO World Malaria Report 2008 -- Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2008. 215 pages in PDF format
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WHO Global Malaria Programme (formerly "Roll Back Malaria")
- World Health report 2008--Primary health care-now more than ever = Les soins de santé primaires: maintenant plus que jamais. -- Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2008.
- World health report 2007--A safer future: global public health security in the 21st century = Un avenir plus sûr: la sécurité sanitaire mondiale au XXIe siècle. -- Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2007.
- World health report 2006: working together for health = Rapport sur la santé dans le monde 2006: travailler ensemble pour la santé. -- Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2006.
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World health report 2005: make every mother and child count = Rapport sur la santé dans le monde 2005. -- Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2005.
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World health report 2004: changing history = Rapport
sur la santé dans le monde 2004: changer le cours de l'histoire. -- Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2004.
- WHOLIS -- World Health Organization Library Database
"WHOLIS indexes all WHO publications from 1948 onwards and articles from WHO-produced journals and technical documents from 1985 to the present [***including selected online full text documents]."
- WHO -- Health Action in Crises
WHO documents on current health situations and assistance around the world....including Angola, Congo Rep., D.R.C.,
Eritrea/Ethiopia, Great Lakes, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Sudan.
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WHO African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control - APOC, 1997-
"Its goal is the elimination of onchocerciasis as a disease of public health and socio-economic importance throughout Africa. Building
upon the success of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP), which is on the verge of eliminating the disease from 11 West
African countries, the new Programme will establish sustainable control in the remaining 19 countries in Africa, where the disease is still a
public health problem."
- WHO Global Tuberculosis Program (General)
- WHO Report of a Meeting on the Optimal Use of Regional
Drug Quality Control Laboratories in Africa (Niamey, Niger, 8-12 November 1993) (Full text in downloadable PDF file)
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Zimbabwe Medical Graduates Worldwide (via BT Internet, British Telecommunications)
"This website should help MBChB and B.Pharm (Hons) graduates of the University of Zimbabwe's Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine keep in
touch with each other. A standard entry contains name, E-mail address, year of qualification, city of residence, and a non-residential phone or
fax number. There are links to sites in Zimbabwe and to Medical & Other sites, and a Photo Library of Zimbabwean Wildlife and Scenery."
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Conferences on African Health (In chronological order)
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Bibliographies and Indexes on African Health on the Internet
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African Studies Centre Library, Leiden University: Dossier on HIV/AIDS
in Africa (Library, Documentation & Information Department; Leiden, The Netherlands)
"The dossier contains a selection of titles from the library's online catalogue, as well as selected web links on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
It covers monographs, articles and chapters from edited works published in the last five years (1999-2003), which are arranged in three
sections: Africa (general), South Africa, and Other African countries."
- Annotated Bibliography on Gender and HIV/AIDS (2003). Compiled by Marita Eibl and
Valerie Foster. (Michigan State University, Women and International Development Program; East Lansing, Michigan)
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Bioline International Publications: Abstracts, Full Texts for Selected Journals, and Subscriptions
(Centro Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil ; Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK)
- Twelve African science journals, plus numerous others from outside of Africa, can be accessed online. There are
also links to technical reports and newsletters. This is a program that allows the reader to view the abstracts of a small number of science
journals without charge. Recent issues of selected journals are available in full text for free. However, to view online or receive full texts
for other titles, paid registration is required. There are journals from Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa....including:
- African journal of biotechnology. (Online) -- Nairobi, Kenya: Academic Journals, Inc, 2002-
- African journal of food and nutritional security. (Online) -- Nairobi, Kenya: Quest and Insight
Publishers ; Friends-of-the Book Foundation, 2001-
- African journal of neurological sciences. (Online) -- Nairobi, Kenya: Pan African Association of
Neurological Sciences, 1995--
- African population studies. (Online) -- Dakar, Senegal: Union for African Population Studies,
2002-
- CODESRIA--Centre de documentation et d'information (Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique, Dakar, Sénégal)
- ELDIS Resource Guide on HIV/AIDS. Electronic Development and Environment Information System,
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. (Brighton, UK)
A general guide to resources on HIV/AIDS and development issues on the Internet.
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Annotated bibliography: Literature on Equity in Health in Southern Africa. (Online). (2005) Compiled for Equinet - The Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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"Female circumcision and infibulation in Africa," by David M. Westley (1999).
Electronic journal of Africana bibliography ; no. 4. -- Iowa City : University of Iowa Libraries, 1999.
An extensive bibliography of over 560 entries on the subject, with a linked country & ethnic group index.
- "Medical / health periodicals and books on Africa," by John Bruce Howell,
International Studies Bibliographer, University of Iowa Libraries. In Electronic journal of Africana bibliography. (Online) no. 3., 1997.
(University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City)
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Santé et population en Sénégambie des origines à 1960:
bibliographie annotée. (1989) (Département d'Histoire, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal)
La version électronique (en format PDF) du document original par Charles Becker et René Collignon, edité par l'Institut
National d'Etudes Démographiques à Paris, France.
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World Health Organization -- Library Resources on the Internet
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Traveler's Health Information for Africa
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